On Saturday 13th January 2018, during a meeting of the office bearers of the MQM, Dr. Hassan Zafar Arif, age 73, informed those present at the meeting that he would leave early to see his daughter who was visiting from London. After the meeting, around 4pm PKT/11am GMT, he left to see his daughter and since then his whereabouts became unknown to his colleagues as well as his family members for a time period of almost 24 hours.

“Amid these challenges, it is of pivotal importance that the political parties in Pakistan should be respected and allowed to work forward without induction of impediments and particularly the MQM should also be allowed to work free from impediments and repressive actions.”